Analysis of BEFORE MAN AND THEN....

Jesus Betancourt 1955 (New York)



GAIA was in total control
In Peace and tranquil synergy
Then GOD spoiled it all
When he created Humanity


Scheme ABCB
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Simple 4-line
Metre 10101001 01010100 11111 110100100
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 101
Words 19
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 86
Words per stanza (avg) 19

About this poem

What if Mankind didn't exist.

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Written on October 24, 2021

Submitted by jb809499 on October 25, 2021

Modified on April 29, 2023

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